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1. 5 million pounds of trash removed from Alaskan coastlines in 2025
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (455+ words) Published 3: 30 am Thursday, June 11, 2026 Delcenia Cosman / Homer News file Volunteers check the beach for debris during the Coast Walk clean-up in the Anchor River State Recreation Area on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Anchor Point, Alaska. A statewide report on marine debris…...
Opinion: Gas line should pipe up and pay its own way
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (498+ words) Published 1: 30 am Thursday, May 7, 2026 I don't believe the proposed multi-multibillion-dollar Alaska North Slope gas project will be built. It's too expensive. The risk of construction delays and overruns are too much for investors to accept. The prospects of sufficient long-term…...
Opinion: Alaska's moment is here: Let's finish the pipeline
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (214+ words) Published 1: 30 am Thursday, March 26, 2026 By Gov. Mike Dunleavy and former Sen. Mark Begich Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about new Trump administration policies at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in his Anchorage office. Behind him are Attorney General Treg Taylor and…...
No tsunami expected after 4. 4-magnitude earthquake in Alaska
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (126+ words) A tsunami is not expected after a 4. 4-magnitude earthquake northwest of Anchorage Wednesday, Feb. 4. The National Weather Service Tsunami Alerts posted to X that the earthquake hit at 6: 25 a. m. local time. It was originally listed as a 4. 3-magnitude quake. The earthquake…...
Cruise ship passenger dies after fall from Juneau mountain trail
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) A Texas man died Tuesday after falling from the Mount Roberts trail and sliding down the mountainside. According to a dispatch Wednesday from Alaska State Troopers, they were called just after 8 p. m. and told of an ongoing search and rescue effort…...